Foot in Mouth

I guess I spoke too soon! I am NOT the only one walking! Looks like someone else is too!

My little Frankenstein had a ball at the crawfish boil today!

Walking....

Me not him. Although he did show off with a few steps at daycare yesterday.

It has just gotten to be perfect enough in the morning for us to resume or morning walks on the weekends. Just in time for me to limber up for my extreme weight loss challenge over the summer.






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Happy

Red marker happy.... And it wasn't me. Looks like our decision making will be done way before the end if the month comes.



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Pooltime

He has filled up the pool. Now he's just got to let it warm up!



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Happy Friday!

Um, something is growing in the pot with our trees by the front door. I am taking all guesses. I think it is a watermelon plant. I don't know why it would be a watermelon plant.... but it is definitely something.... a fruit producing something..... only time will tell I guess.

Today we became members of a country club. This is their pool. Chuck is going to have a blast! Tomorrow starts swim season!

My child actually sat down during a bath tonight! I figured once he got used to being on his own in there, he would sit down. So maybe we are normal... after all. ( Yes, I have figured out that I need to block off half the tub to keep him corralled. )

Chuck loves to watch and bark at the puppy dogs next door.

I am not one to brag ( ha) but I think my child might be a genius! He started using a spoon today. I just gave him a spoon to play with while I filled up the bathtub. Next thing I know, he is trying to get yogurt out of his cup.

Goodness....

Gracious..... what have I done! I feel like this is payback or something. I thought Chuck had gotten a little independent. He started taking it upon himself to crawl to other rooms to play and leave me behind. Well, well, well. Now, we don't even want to be put down. If we aren't on mama's hip, we throw a tantrum. Tantrums consist of throwing our head back and straightening our body. We will do this if we are being held, standing up, sitting down... anything. So of course, I have to lower him to the floor when he does that. Once he is all the way laying on the floor, he starts his meltdown. During this phase, he hits his head on whatever he can find. Most of the time it is the floor, sometimes the cabinets, or other furniture. He begins to bang his head. At first, I would put my hand in the way to keep him from hurting himself. Now, I am at the point where I think he needs to know it hurts if you hit your head. So after he hits his head, he looks up at me, spreads his hand out and runs it over the part of his head that he has banged.

I mentioned to his teacher that the meltdowns were very frequent and I did not know what was wrong with him. She kindly informed me that nothing is wrong with him and that it is his age. She said that this is what they do at this age. Another person told me the "terrible two's" start around 15ish months and should be over by the time they hit 2. I can't wait until Chuck's 2nd birthday. I am having a hard time with this because I don't know what to do except hold him all the time. He even gets mad if I sit down because he wants to be up in the air.

Chuck is also hitting. He hits in the face. He laughs when I say "no". Actually I usually say "no, no" so now Chuck says "no, no". I have no idea how to discipline a one year old. He is not going to understand time out. When he did hit me, one time I pretended to start crying and he got really worried and looked upset and gave me a hug. I don't know if that will teach him not to do it but it is the only thing I get a reaction from.

Anyways, the trials and tribulations of trying to raise a close to perfect child continues.....to wear me out.

Uh Oh

We are still working on our "uh oh's" over here! This weekend we were saying "uh, uh, oh". So I think we have dropped the extra "uh". Sometimes he says "uh oh" first and then drops his stuff. I guess he is just warning me a little early.

Also, I added a list on the blog. It is on the right hand side of the blog just under the pictures of us. It is a list that I will keep updated as we add places we are thinking about moving to. If you get this as an email, you need to go to the actual blog The Web to see the list. Drew and I will both be free the first two weeks of June so we are planning on traveling a bit (maybe) to visit some places and of course we MUST take Chuck to the beach.

Decisions

I have a deadline. I have been told that by the end of May I have to have a list of cities that I would be willing to move to. Here is my problem: I can tell you exactly where I DON'T want to live. When it comes to listing places I DO want to live, I have problems.

So this is what I have done. I started with states. I printed out the states that I would live in without being pissed off. There are 7: Tennesse, Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas, and Arkansas. Now of those 7 states, there are some areas of the state that would make me vomit. For example, in Florida, the panhandle is the only place I would consider living. I would never live in the "pan" ( is that what they call it?). I would not want to live in east Tennessee. Also, west Texas would be miserable. In fact, I am allergic to tumbleweed.

Here is my set up. I have all the states taped to the door in the den. They have all the cities on them and the highway system which is muy importante ( I am not bilingual although it may seem that way.) You can see my red X's. That is where I won't live. I am highlighting cities where I WOULD live in yellow. I will keep you updated on my list. I have done it in marker so I can't change my mind. ( Unless I am sneaky and fool myself and just reprint the maps.)

So far I have highlighted in yellow: Jackson, Seaside FL ( why not? right?) and Fairhope AL. I guess I am starting in the very southeast and working my way north and west... for now anyway.

OK, this is totally stressing me out so I think a hot bath is next up!

Spaghetti?

Spaghetti anyone? I think he is starting to feel better. ( I actually think the teeth were what we were grumpy about and not the problems breathing.)

The Crud....

Yesterday was a day full of fussiness and sleeping. Can you tell by our missed matched pajamas that our day was a little crazy? We did have a couple ( just a couple) of short lived happy moments. Here is one..... shoving ourselves in between the laundry room door and the washer. Again, short lived..... we got upset when we realized we were stuck.

We also had fun watching the tub fill up. Unfortunately, we can get our leg up on the side of the tub and throw ourselves in.... so mama wouldn't let him do it for too long... I know. Tragic.

If I thought Saturday was rough, I was mistaken. Sunday consisted of Chuck laying on the floor and crying all day. Except for the hour that we went to have lunch with friends. I think the only reason he was happy is because food was involved. This morning we had one happy moment on the slide... and that's it....

Sunday afternoon, I felt like Chuck was breathing weird and it was making me uneasy. I took him up to the ER and got Drew to look at his breathing. Drew got the Peds ER to take his oxygen saturation levels and at first they were low. We checked again and they were higher but they gave him an xray. Turns out the little guy has pneumonia..... again. So seems as though daddy daycare will be taking place tomorrow and then we may have to call in the forces for Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.

At lunch today, Chuck did look at me and touch my nose and said "nose". We had been talking about it but it surprised me. Then tonight, I rocked him to sleep because I didn't want him to cry and get all stopped up. He was almost asleep and he lifted his head and touched my nose and said "nose". Such a sweetheart. Love him.

Until next time.....